Scalp oiler



July 12, 1938. H. c. ALTHEIDE SCALP OILER Filed Sept. 25, 1957 /7'Inventor flmzmezd Patented July 12, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2Claims.

This invention is a device especially designed as a means for applyingan oil, tonic, or shampoo liquid to the scalp and the hair; and inaccordance with the invention the device is in the form of a comb so asto convey the oil or tonic to the roots of the hair.

The invention together with its objects and ad-- vantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the device.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig.1 and Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the device on a reducedscale.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals it will be seen that inthe preferred embodiment thereof the device comprises an oil or fluidreservoir 5 which is preferably constructed of some ductile material,preferably brass and is substantially rectangular in side elevational,and wedge shaped in end elevational, having the side walls 6-6 thereofgradually converging toward one end edge I of the reservoir.

At the end 1 of the reservoir the latter is open to conformably receivetherein the head 8 of a comb member 9, the teeth ID of which areintegral with the head 8.

The comb member 9 consisting of the head 8 and teeth I0 is formed ofhard rubber, bakelite or any other suitable and analogous material.

The teeth 10 are tapered as shown and are hollow, each being providedwith a longitudinal duct I l which communicates with the reservoir 5through tapered opening I2 provided in the head 8 and in alignment withthe teeth of the comb.

The reservoir 5 at one end thereof is provided with a filling neck l3for which a cap I4 is provided.

It will be manifest that the reservoir 5 serves as a handle whereby tomanipulate the comb as well as to contain the liquid, and to facilitatethe expelling of the liquid or oil in thereservoir the walls 6 thereofare pressed inwardly, compressing as it were, the reservoir.

The walls 6 are normally urged outwardly relative to one another throughthe medium of a spring device I 5 which is formed from a rectangularsheet of metal or other suitable material bent into a substantial U tofit within the reservoir 5 as shown in Fig. 2 and at the closed end ofthe U the spring I5 is riveted or otherwise secured to the end wall 16of the reservoir as at H.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided a device which iscapable of being conveniently handled and thereby admirably serves as amedium for applying oil, tonic, or shampoo to the hair and scalp.

What is claimed is:--

1. A device for applying fluid to the scalp comprising a receptacleformed of spring metal and having an elongated substantially straightedge having an opening therein, a comb member including a head ofelongated form and having tapered side edges and hollow teeth-extendingfrom the small end of the head, said head having openings thereincommunicating with the teeth, said head fitting in the opening with theedge portions of the metal adjacent the opening bent over the taperedsides of the head.

2. A device for applying fluid to the scalp comprising a receptacleformed of spring metal and having an elongated substantially straightedge having an opening therein, a comb member including a head ofelongated form and having tapered side edges and hollow teeth extendingfrom the small end of the head, said head having openings thereincommunicating with the teeth, said head fitting in the opening with theedge portions of the metal adjacent the opening bent over the taperedsides of the head, said head and the teeth being formed of hardnon-metallic material and an elongated substantially U-shaped springmetal member located in the receptacle and having portions of its limbsengaging the sides of the receptacle and means for attaching the bightpart of said U-shaped member to that end of the receptacle opposite theedge having the opening therein.

HENRY C. ALTHEIDE.

